caird

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noun

A travelling tinker or a tramp.

OriginIrish ceard →
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Meanings

nouncaird (plural cairds)

plural cairds

  1. obsoleteA travelling tinker or a tramp.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
beggar

Origin

  1. Irishceard“a tinker”
  2. Englishcaird

From Irish ceard (“a tinker”).

More words from Irish

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

DiraccardiacridRadicIcardDarcidaricCidracaridarcid
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APA

caird. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caird

MLA

“caird.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caird. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “caird,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caird.

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